Zhong Xian

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Zhong Xian

Total population

220,300

Coordinates30.30°, 108.04°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Zhong County or Zhongxian is a county of Chongqing Municipality, China. The name "Zhong" (忠) means "loyalty." It is named after the historical story of General Ba Manzi, who chose to be killed to keep his Kingdom together. Emperor Li Shimin (李世民) of the Tang Dynasty named Zhong County "Loyalty County" to honor General Ba Manzi.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Yan Yan

Early third century Shu Han general

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Wen-Pei Fang

Chinese botanist (1899-1983)

Ma Shitu

Chinese writer and politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Chongqing

• Lichang
  7.1 mi away
• Mozi
  7.7 mi away
• Wangchang
  8.9 mi away
• Tujing
  9 mi away
• Wanchao
  10.1 mi away
• Yuchi
  11.5 mi away
• Xingfeng
  12.3 mi away
• Xituo
  13.1 mi away
• Shanguang
  13.6 mi away
• Longsha
  14.6 mi away
• Renjia
  14.6 mi away
• Zizhao
  17 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Zhong Xian

Search results from Open Library.